"There's no need for you to cover the extra help you've been giving these kids. Under any other circumstances you'd be praised for it."

"I invited him to my home."

"Is this customary, Mr. Farley?"

"I'll have to answer as before. I'm involved in several community projects for these boys and girls as Mr. Shaw is well aware. In working out these various activities, I sometimes have children to my home."

"Boys and girls?"

"Yes.'

"Accompanied by adults, Mr. Farley?"

"Sometimes and sometimes not."

"What procedure do you follow on these occasions?"

"There's really nothing so formal as a procedure. Usually we just have a dinner that my mother has prepared and talk over any problems the student is involved in. On some occasions the children like to look at my books and sometimes we go downstairs to my recreation room."

"You followed this pattern with Dwayne?"

"I did."

"What's the purpose of this socializing?"

"I try to show them the kind of things they can have. It gives them something to contrast with their own drab environments and while they're relaxing, they feel free to confide their doubts and reveal things that help me in my work with them."

"Did Dwayne respond in this manner?"

Yes."

"You hesitate, Mr. Farley."

"Tell them the story exactly as it happened. Your hurt emotions, embarrassment, and surprise are probably the best proof of your innocence."

"Everything you tell us here is confidential, Mr. Farley."

"Well, the boy began by saying he was lonely. He said no one had ever cared about him and that he didn't, couldn't believe I was really interested in him."

"There's nothing especially unusual about that."

"I know."

"You've omitted something then?"

"Yes, I have."

"Well?"

"The boy said that unless I went to bed with him he couldn't trust me." "Did he use those exact words?"

"He said he couldn't believe I loved him unless I slept with him."

"Had you ever said that you 'loved' him?"

"No, I had only indicated I was interested in his future."

"How did you answer him?"

"I told him that what he had suggested was unthinkable and that he had misunderstood the meaning of my friendship. I told him I was interested in him strictly as a professional person. I said I had no personal feelings for him other than that of a responsible adult to a child needing assistance." "What was his reaction?”

"He was very angry and quite open about how he expressed it. He said I had tricked him and toyed with his deepest emotions. He left my house in a fury and took a bus home."

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